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grounds

NOUN

estate, domain

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STRONG

acreage area campus country district environs fields gardens habitat holding land lot premises property realm sphere spot terrace terrain territory tract zone

WEAK

real estate

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STRONG

sky

NOUN

basis, premise

Synonyms

STRONG

account antecedent argument base bedrock call cause demonstration determinant dope evidence excuse factor footing foundation goods groundwork inducement info information infrastructure justification motive numbers occasion pretext proof rationale reason root seat substratum test testimony trial underpinning wherefore why

WEAK

chapter and verse straight stuff whyfor

Antonyms

STRONG

annex discouragement hindrance

NOUN

sediment

Synonyms

STRONG

deposit dregs grouts leavings lees precipitate precipitation residue settlings

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Monday’s announcement comes a month after China blocked Meta Platforms’ acquisition of artificial-intelligence startup Manus on national-security grounds and ordered the $2.5 billion deal to be unwound.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

General Rob Bonta to try to block the deal on antitrust grounds.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

The property also served as the backdrop for the couple’s 1995 wedding ceremony, which was hosted on the grounds of the Chilmark, Mass., abode, atop a hill next to the dwelling.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

The authorities never revealed on what grounds he was arrested.

From Barron's • May 31, 2026

Fischer was besieged with calls and cables, and photographers and journalists staked out the grounds in hopes of just a glimpse of him.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

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